Educational Administration at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study educational administration, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Education Admin

WIU Educational Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #171 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Educational Administration from WIU in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from WIU, 91% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	47
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	14
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	10

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education
• Student Counseling

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	12,610	$103,880
Postsecondary Education Administrators	8,330	$99,690
Preschool Education Administrators	2,510	$57,560
Education Administrators	1,720	$80,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.